Helmuth Hufenbach

Helmuth Hufenbach (27 February 1908-27 March 1945) was a Major-General in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II.

Biography
Helmuth Hufenbach was born on 27 February 1908 in Ruestersiel, German Empire, near Oldenburg. Hufenbach served in the Wehrmacht during World War II, taking part in the invasions of Poland, France, and the Soviet Union; he fought at Leningrad and in the Caucasus before taking part in the defensive situation in eastern Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine from 1943 onwards. Hufenbach fought against the Red Army in its offensive on Iasi in August 1944 and later in the East Prussian offensive and the defense of the Heiligenbeil Pocket in 1945. On 27 March 1945, he was killed during the destruction of the German 562nd Grenadier Division.